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County approves conditional use permit for proposed pet crematory

By Meredith Rigsby News Editor

KING WILLIAM – Conditional use permit (CUP) 01-15 stirred up much discussion during both the public comment period and board review of the item during the Aug. 24

regular meeting of the King William Board of Supervisors.

CUP 01-15 sought to allow David and Michelle Nelson to install and run a pet crematory on their 16-acre property located at 471 Jack Pen Lane in King William.

During the public comment period, resident

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James Tibbs, who lives in the Beaver Creek neighborhood where the pet crematory would be located, spoke in opposition of CUP 01-15.

Tibbs brought up the neighborhood association’s road maintenance agreement, saying see Crematory 2

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KING WILLIAM -- After experiencing numbness in his hand and bouts of vertigo for over six months, King William resident and Lee-Davis High School graduate Mark Brannan went to see the doctor when, on top of his other symptoms, he began to have trouble seeing.

In December 2003, Brannan made an appointment with an eye doctor at St. Mary’s Richmond Eye Institution where he was told that he was experiencing the beginning stages of optic neurisee Fundraiser 4

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Contributed photo Mark Brannan smiles for the camera with his two daughters, Claudia Brannan and Jessie Brannan.

2 Editorial: Teaching kids to lead by example.

6 Residents prepare for dance competition.

11 Local Ruritans give awards and donations.

Show kids how to lead by example

By Meredith Rigsby News Editor

The beginning of a new school year is upon us once again.

This time of year is usually a particularly exciting time for kids – they get new school supplies, they get back-to-school clothes, they find out which classes they have and who their teachers are and they get to reunite with friends they didn’t get to see during the summer.

However, for some kids, this time of year can be daunting and filled with anxiety.

The reason? Their family does not have the resources to provide them with the new clothes and school supplies that a lot of children have the privilege of receiving every September.

It can be embarrassing and discouraging to look around the classroom on the first day, or even during the first week of school, and see that you are the only one using nubs of crayons left over from the previous year.

Some may even have to resort to asking peers if they can borrow supplies because they don’t have any.

Kids notice things, and it affects how much they participate and how well they do in school.

But this school year you can make all the difference.

I encourage parents this year, while getting your kids excited for the upcoming school semester, to turn your shopping trip for new clothes and supplies into a learning experience.

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Discuss with your children that not everybody has the type of lifestyle that allows them to buy new stuff every school year.

Propose to your child that, when you go back-to-school shopping, they pick out an extra set of supplies or a fall coat to donate to a child that is less fortunate.

Bringing up the idea that not everyone is fortunate can instill a foundation of morals and sympathy for their fellow human being in your child that stays with them for life.

It teaches your child to give back while also helping to ensure that less fortunate kids don’t have to deal with the anxiety and embarrassment that they anticipate with the start of each new school year.

Buying extra supplies and clothes for those that do not have the means to buy them for themselves doesn’t have to be something that you and your child do together only during the start of the school year either.

Take the opportunity every few months to take your child to the store to pick up a few items for donation.

You don’t have to break the bank or buy a full wardrobe or huge school supplies set.

As they say, “every dollar counts” — so does every donation.

You can change the way a child views school and how well they perform just by donating a pack of pencils or notebooks.

Be the change you wish to see in the world, and teach your children to be that change as well.

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Crematory continued from > 1 he felt the proposed permit to allow the pet crematory violated that agreement.

He noted section one of the agreement which states, “The association is to maintain the road system in that subdivision for residential use only.” He said he believes business use of this road system would violate that statement.

Tibbs’ second issue with the agenda item was the potential devaluation of his property. He said his home was appraised in 2013 for $340,000 and he had to take it off the market because of waning interest due to the presence of a zoning sign.

Tibbs also said he feels the pet crematory business would violate public and private nuisance laws.

Also speaking in opposition passage of the CUP was Beaver Creek neighborhood resident Anne Mason.

Mason said she and Tibbs’ wife recently spoke to neighbors about the proposed pet crematory and were able to obtain 14 signatures representing 11 households in the subdivision that also were opposed to the pet crematory.

She said another concern she has is that approval of the

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CUP would open the door for similar requests and allow for additional businesses within the Beaver Creek neighborhood.

She closed her comments saying, “I am not opposed to the business, but I am opposed to the location.”

Several other Beaver Creek neighborhood residents stood up to speak in favor of the proposed CUP and pet crematory, including the Nelsons, who would own and operate the business on their property.

Michelle Nelson noted that the King William Planning Commission had already unanimously voted in favor of the CUP and pet crematory. She added that she and her husband had been working two years on developing the concept for the business.

Following public comment, Bret Schardein, director of community development, said the planning commission recommended approval of the CUP and that staff had met with the Nelsons on their property to see where they planned to place the crematory unit.

It was determined that the unit would have very low visibility from the road.

He also said the commission added a draft requirement to the conditions of approval that would require staff to be present for the delivery of the crematory unit in order to be able to inspect and document if there was any unusual damage to the road during installation.

“Recognizing the residential nature of the neighborhood, there are the 12 upfront conditions across the board for this use as well as the now seven specific conditions for this particular permit,” Schardein said.

“It would be one of the more heavily regulated conditional use permits that we have.”

During board discussion, board member Otto Williams, Mangohick District, asked Daniel Stuck, town attorney, if the right-of-way and easement issues addressed in the neighborhood maintenance agree-

ment were able to be verified.

“We looked at the documents, all of which the gentleman [Tibbs] presented tonight, looked at all of those,” Stuck said. “I don’t think that the easement is a factor, at least in terms of the prohibition against the board approving this. …

This particular use is allowed by the zoning ordinance as a residential accessory use and the agreement does deal with maintenance of the roadway, the language of it does not, in my opinion, restrict someone from having a home business in there as long as it’s permitted by the zoning ordinance and that sort of thing. It deals with the maintenance of the roadway … that’s what it’s about; it’s not about land uses.”

Schardein then responded to an inquiry from board member Travis Moskalski, Courthouse and Sweet Hall District, saying there were already six other businesses operating in the neighborhood where the pet crematory would be located, including a furniture repair business and a general contractor.

Chairman Terry Stone, Manquin District, then specified the seven requirements that had been added to the CUP in order for it to pass.

The carcasses shall be dropped off and picked up by the property owner only.

The owner shall coordinate dropoff and pickups to limit the total number of trips.

No signage permitted.

The crematory may only be operated by the property owner.

If there is no use for 24 months then the CUP would expire.

If the CUP expires, the property owner must disconnect the electricity within a required period.

The property owner is required to notify and provide the opportunity for a director of community development when see Supervisors 4

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Cell Therapy (HSCT), a procedure that he found out about in June.

When a patient goes through HSCT, “The patient’s own stem cells are harvested and stored temporarily while high doses of chemotherapy and biologics are used to destroy the auto-destructive immune system.

The immune system is regenerated from the infused autologous hematopoietic stem cells. … HSCT, when used to treat patients with highly aggressive multiple sclerosis, can reduce or eliminate ongoing clinical relapse, halt further progression, and reduce the burden of disability in some patients, in the absence of chronic treatment with disease-modifying agents,” according to the PubMed Central (PMC) website.

There are a few HSCT clinical trials being conducted in the US, particularly in Chicago; however, they are only performing these trials on patients that can physically walk into a facility, according to Mark Brannan.

The HSCT procedure is offered in other countries, including Mexico, Russia, Panama, South Africa and China, Mark Brannan said, and it is in these areas that he is trying to get on a patient list.

In order for Mark Brannan to qualify for the treatment, there is a certain disease progression rating that he cannot surpass.

“Most facilities cut off at 7.5 [progression rating], and the reason is because most of the treatment is outpatient,” Mark Brannan said.

“In order for them to do me, you know, in my condition, which I can’t just get up and walk around a facility, they are actually going to need extra people, like my wife, who is not trained, but we have gone through this together.”

Currently, Mark Brannan’s disease progression rating is at a 7.5 to 8. He is working to get a little better so that he will be accepted for the procedure, his wife said.

Not surprisingly, the six-week HSCT treatment procedure is not cheap and is not covered by insurance.

In Mexico, the cost of the treatment alone is $50,000, and does not include airfare or living expenses for the outpatient procedure.

“I’m on a couple waiting lists now,” Mark Brannan said. “I’m not on a published waiting list yet, but I’m in their computer and they are

talking to me in Moscow, Russia and Mexico. … The problem is the waiting lines are long now, I’m already in 2018 and I don’t really have time. We are trying to write to doctors and basically get in the fastest we can with whatever facility we can get into.”

“In Russia, it’s more in-patient [treatment], so they would keep Mark in the hospital the whole time and the cost is $70,000,” Jeanne Brannan said.

In an effort to raise the funds that would allow Mark Brannan to be able to pay for the procedure, he and his wife have engaged in two small fundraising activities – selling personalized silver bracelets from Charming Collectibles and hosting a Scentsy Party. The revenue from the bracelets is being donated toward MS research.

After the success of their two initial fundraisers, Jeanne and Mark, with the help of their friend Lindsay Walker, are preparing for a major fundraising kickoff event, planned for Oct. 3 from noon to 5 p.m. at the King William Auction parking lot.

The fundraising event will feature games for kids, face painting, fresh smoked pork from David Burns and possibly a kid’s bouncy house.

“We haven’t narrowed down all of the activities, but we are going to try to have a DJ for music and also a cornhole tournament,” Jeanne Brannan said. “We are trying to get those donated from companies who want to get their names out there.”

In an effort to keep the cost of the fundraiser to a minimum, the Brannans hope to get additional help from the community for the event.

As far as a fundraising goal goes, the Brannans just hope to walk away with something to add to their fundraising pot.

“Whatever we can raise, every little bit counts,” Jeanne Brannan said.

The Brannans have thus far raised $2,735 of their $108,000 goal.

Mark Brannan has a Facebook page called “Send Mark Walking” and GoFundMe account at gofund.me/zbf7f4s. The Brannans have two daughters, Claudia, 19, and Jessie, 15.

“Never give up hope, fight for the treatment that we need to help cure us,” Mark Brannan said.

voiced by board member C.T. “Tom” Redd III, West Point District, and Williams, the board of continued from > 2 supervisors voted for approval of CUP 01-15.

CUP 01-15 was passed with a 3-2 vote, with Redd III and Williams voting nay. the delivery and installation of the pet cremaAlso during the meeting, Del. Keith Hodges, tory is made for inspection.

R-98, gave an update on the General Assembly After discussing several other concerns Session of 2015 and the Dennis Gaston of the

Virginia Department of Forestry presented an $8,912.75 check, or 25 percent of the amount it received from the sale of timber from Sandy Point State Forest, to the county.

The consent agenda was also approved.

The next meeting of the King William Board of Supervisors is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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Fundraiser continued from > 1 tis, a symptom of multiple sclerosis.

Shortly after visiting the eye doctor, Brannan was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects the brain and the spinal cord. Early MS symptoms include weakness, tingling, numbness and blurred vision. Other signs are muscle stiffness, thinking problems and urinary problems, according to WebMD’s website.

After being diagnosed, Brannan’s MS continued to progress, making it so he had to begin walking with a cane. The MS made it so difficult for him to walk that he eventually he had to replace his cane with a walker.

Now, the MS has affected Brannan so severely that he cannot walk at all and must rely solely on an electric scooter to get around.

His mobility is not the only thing that Brannan’s disease has taken from him.

When he was diagnosed with MS, Brannan was an electrical contractor running his own business.

“In 2008, when the economy went real bad my business started to stumble somewhat, right around that same point I went to walking with a cane,” Brannan said. … “I had to give up the business. … I had to go from making six figures to disability. We had land we owned and boats and would go to the river all the time with my mom,” Brannan said. “We’ve gone through a lot. … So basically, the financial downfall was due to the fact I couldn’t work.”

After Brannan was diagnosed with MS, the doctors tried to treat him with a handful of different medications, but nothing slowed the progression of the disease.

Brannan began seeing a neurologist at the University of Virginia (UVa) who rediagnosed him with progressive MS, a type of MS that has fewer treatment options than other types.

“We are kind of at a standstill for our options,” Jeanne Brannan, Mark Brannan’s wife, said. “There are other types of research we are trying to get involved in.”

One specific type of treatment that Mark Brannan is pursuing is Hematopoietic Stem

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Jones sentenced to serve more than one year for assault of deputy Contributed report

On Aug. 12, 2015, in the Circuit Court of King William County, Christopher Jones, 41, of King William was sentenced to an active term in prison of 1 year and 9 months after being found guilty of two counts of assault and battery of a law enforcement officer and obstruction of justice.

On Dec. 15, 2014, sheriff ’s deputies were investigating an unrelated hit and run automobile accident when they went to Jones’ home in King William.

Jones was intoxicated and was extremely verbally abusive to the deputies. At one point, Jones picked up a large wood splitting maul while making threats to kill the deputy. Jones eventually put the maul down and began to flee into the residence.

When Deputies attempted to prevent Jones from getting away, he slammed an outside door on one deputy’s arm, crushing his hand and wrist.

Jones then struck the deputy several times in the body. Another deputy was able to shove Jones away from the door, freeing his partner. Inside the house, Jones continued to fight with deputies before being taken into custody.

On June 10, 2015, Jones entered Alford pleas of guilty to both felony counts of assault and battery of a law enforcement officer and one misdemeanor count of obstruction of justice.

The Aug. 12 sentencing hearing was before Circuit Court Judge B. Elliott Bondurant.

Judge Bondurant sentenced Jones to a total of 5 years in prison on each felony and 12 months in jail on the misdemeanor, with an active sentence in prison of 1 year and 9 months.

Jones will be on supervised probation upon his release from prison for a period of up to 10 years.

The deputy who suffered the crushing injury to his hand and wrist is close to recovery, but had to undergo surgery and intense physical therapy.

Jones apologized to the court and the deputies and took responsibility for his actions.

“The consequences of Mr. Jones’ outrageous behavior that evening led to significant injury to a Deputy. As serious as this event was, we should be grateful to the professionalism of the King William Deputies involved that this situation was not much worse,” Matthew Kite, commonwealth’s attorney said.

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King William County nears completion of 800 MHz communication project

By Meredith Rigsby News Editor

KING WILLIAM –King William County is coming close to completing its 800 MHz communications project, aimed at improving radio coverage in the southern part of the county, including West Point.

As part of the project, a shelter has been constructed at the Virginia State Police Office located on State Route 30 to house a newly-installed radio repeater at that location.

A radio repeater combines as a radio receiver and radio transmitter that receives an input frequency and retransmits it at a higher level fre-

quency, enabling the communications signal to cover longer distances without affecting signal strength.

The county also has constructed a new communications tower at the King William County Sheriff ’s Office.

This communications tower is connected via microwave wavelengths to both the Virginia State Police tower and the Hanover tower located in the Old Church area.

The connection allows signal frequencies to be relayed from the Hanover County tower to the new Virginia State Police repeater.

Additional equipment has also been installed at the sheriff ’s office to monitor the King

William County portion of the infrastructure.

The installation of the new radio repeater is expected to improve communications capabilities in the lower portion of the county; however, due to geography and building location, some areas may still experience little radio communications coverage.

“The next challenge is doing the same for our Aylett area and we plan a repeater as well,” King William County Administrator K. Charles Griffin said in an email. “We are considering a new Verizon tower on Commins Road as well as other locations.”

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Alison Fox from King William Parks and Recreation and Channing Moss of King William High School have been practicing their dance moves in preparation for the upcoming Dancing for the Arts competition.

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Participants prepare for dancing competition The Dancing for the Arts dance competition is set to take place Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. at King William High School. The cost of admission is $5 and it costs $1 to vote for the winning couple.

Children 5 and under may attend the event for free.

The amount of donations will determine the winning couple. Concessions will be

available. Proceeds will be used to help fund an auditorium for King William High School.

Participating couples include Matthew Kite, commonwealth’s attorney and Joy Washington, of Cool Spring Primary School; Robbie Sparks, King William emergency responder and Lynne Uzel of Cool

Spring Primary School; Gene Campbell of the Ruritan Club and Suzanne Campbell of King William High School; Channing Moss of King William High School and Alison Fox from King William Parks and Recreation; and Otto Williams, Mangohick District representative and Susan Williams, his wife.

OBITUARIES memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, at Welch Funeral Home-Marks Chapel. Family received friends Emma Jane Adams, 93, of King one hour prior to service. Memorial contributions may be Callie M. Washington, 85, of King William, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, made to Hospice of Virginia, P.O. Box 2098, Tappahannock, William, passed away on Aug. 4, 2015.

2015. She is survived by her nieces, neph- Va. 22560.

She is survived by her husband, George A. ews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousWashington Sr.; son, George “Snakeman” ins, other beloved family members; and Washington Jr., seven grandchildren and special friend, Jean. The family received 13 great-grandchildren. A viewing was friends Saturday, Aug. 1 from 11 a.m. to held on Aug. 7 at B.W. White Funeral Frances M. Modr, 79, of West Point, 1 p.m. at B.W. White Funeral Home, Rt. Home, Rte. 30, King William. Graveside passed away Aug.14, 2015. She was the 360 Aylett, where services were held at 1 services were held 11 a.m. Aug. 8 at Rock sole proprietor of Modr’s Servicenter. The Washington Springs Baptist Church, King William.

Adams p.m. Interment in Indian View Baptist business was the center of her life, as she Church Cemetery. was always the first to arrive and the last to leave. Frances was preceded in death by her husband, James “Jimmy” Modr; Yvonne Wills, of King William, departparents, Joseph and Mary Milby; and a Ellis Percell Banks Jr., 42, of King William, entered etered this life on Aug. 22, 2015. She is sursister, Josephine Foster. She is survived by Modr nal rest on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, at Bon Secours Memorial vived by two sons, Carlton and Carroll a son, Michael Modr; two daughters and Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville. Arrangements are their husbands, Melissa and Jeff Pitts and Barbara and Donald Wills; one grandson, one granddaughter, being handled by C. W. Edwards Funeral Home in Bowling Trimmer; six grandchildren, Ryan and Randy Modr, Kerbi five sisters, one brother, and a host of niecGreen. es, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Gontkovic (Trey), Erin and Travis Pitts and Tyler Trimmer; and Her remains rest at the Henry W. Dabney a great-granddaughter, Sara. A funeral Mass was held at 11 a.m.

Funeral Home, 518 N. Washington Hwy., Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, Ashland. Her funeral service was held at 3570 King William Ave., West Point. Interment followed in Wills 2 p.m. on Aug. 28 at Mangohick Baptist Aretha W. Burns, 89, passed away Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015. The St. Theresa Cemetery. The family received friends 6 to 8 p.m. memorial service was held at noon on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at Monday, at Vincent Funeral Home, 417 11th St., West Point, Church, King William County. the Mount Olive Baptist Church, King William. Inurnment was VA 23181. Memorials may be made to Our Lady of the Blessed in the St. Luke Cemetery, King William. Services of comfort by Sacrament Church, 207 W. Euclid Blvd., West Point, VA 23181.

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JUST LISTED! Dutch Colonial with hardwood flooring throughout most Robert Elvin Groome, 93, of West Point, passed away on Ruth Holmes Warriner, 78, of Hanover, of the home and has just Aug.14, 2015. He retired from Chesapeake Corporation and was passed away on Aug. 17, 2015. She was preover 2900 square feet. a veteran of World War II. Robert was preceded in death by his ceded in death by her parents, Aubrey B. Features 4 bedrooms and wife of 63 years, Lucy Smith Groome; his parents, John Emmett Holmes Sr. and Dorothy Holmes Lindsey; 2.5 baths, formal rooms, family room with wood and Blanche Groome; one sister and five brothers. He leaves brother, Aubrey “Buddy” Holmes; and stove and built-in bookcases, sun room with access behind two daughters, Rebecca Howlett (William) and Leslie granddaughter, Sissy Warriner. She is surto deck, walk-up attic, 2-car garage, paved driveWyatt (Donald); five grandchildren, Lucinda Hancock (Frank), vived by her husband of 62 years, Wilton way, all on park-like setting. Atlee High School Sarah Pardue (Chris), Andrew Howlett (Kate), Carrie Wyatt “Billy” Warriner Jr.; children, Donald R. district. Close to great shopping, dining, entertainand Ann Yates Pate (Jon); and 11 great-grandchildren. The Warriner (Patsy) of Spring Grove, Cindy ment, and major interstates. $384,950 family wishes to express their appreciation to Robert’s devoted W. Henderson (Jeff) of Mechanicsville, Warriner care givers, especially Belinda Gail Groome. A graveside memoSusan W. Burton of Aylett and Randy Rural Point - 1st Flr Master rial service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at Sunny Slope Warriner (Bonnie) of Glen Allen; 12 grandchildren, eight Beautiful country home Cemetery, 2400 King William Ave., West Point, VA 23181. In great-grandchildren; brother, James E. Holmes (Marian); and features modern amenilieu of flowers, donations may be made to West Point Volunteer sisters, Helen H. Jones and Frances H. Allen. Ruth was a retired ties. 1st floor master with Fire Department & Rescue Squad, P.O. Box X, West Point, Va. cafeteria manager and postal worker. She was a member of huge closet, formal 23181. Tributes may be posted at www.vincentfh.com.

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For more information, contact Marcella at 804-357-7058 or Sue at 804-559-5062.

Sept. 10 The CornerStone Community Development Center will host its monthly $6 dinner deal with pickup at 6 p.m. at 8270 Richmond Tappahannock Highway in Aylett. Menu selections include crab cake or meatloaf sandwiches with a choice of side and soda.

Pre-orders are requested by calling 804-769-2996 or emailing theccdc@gmail.com.

All proceeds will benefit the programs of The CornerStone.

Sept. 19 Special Olympics Area 31 will host a yard sale/flea market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the old Eastern Hanover Fire House at 8493 New Bethesda Road in Mechanicsville. Space is available indoors and outdoors for a $20 donation to Special Olympics Area 31. Tables are available for an additional $5 dona-

Sept. 21 A computer basics class will be held at the Upper King William Branch Library from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The class covers beginning computer skills like finding out about the parts of a computer, learning how to use a mouse, beginning to explore and search the internet and how to create and save documents with Microsoft Word 2010. Call 804-7693731 or visit the library to sign up for this class.

Sept. 24 The first monthly meeting for King William Relay for Life will be held on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Twin Rivers Building on Route 360 in Aylett.

All are welcome to attend.

Please contact Tammy Boyer 804-647-6940 or Ellen Otey

at 804-241-4314 with any questions.

Sept. 28 The Upper King William Adult Book Club will meet at the Upper King William Branch Library from 7 to 8 p.m. Join the group for a lively book discussion. Call or visit the branch for title information.

Call 804-769-3731 or visit the library at 694-J Sharon Road for additional information.

The King William County Board of Supervisors will meet at 7 p.m. in the board room at the County Administration Building located at 180 Horse Landing Road in King William. For more information, contact Bobbi Langston, deputy clerk to the board, at 804-769-4927.

The King William County Social Services Board will meet at 5:15 p.m. at the Human

Services McAllister Building.

For more information, contact Ann Mitchell, social services director, at 804-769-4905 or at amitchell@kingwilliamcounty.us.

Oct. 10 The Hermitage High School Class of 1995 will hold its 20-year reunion at 7 p.m. at The Broadberry at 2729 West Broad Street in Richmond. All class members and guests invited (21 and older). For more information, visit https://hermitageclassof95.wordpress. com/.

Oct. 17 The King William Ruritan Octoberfest will be held at the King William Ruritan Park.

Gates open at 4 p.m. For ticket information call 804991-0812. ecurring/ongoing events The Joy Club meets at noon the second Tuesday of each

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month, usually at Shepherd’s Methodist Church on Route 360 in St. Stephen’s Church.

The non-profit, non-denominational organization raises money to help people in need in a variety of ways. For more information about the group, including final information on where each month’s meeting will be held call Marie Carter at 443-2853 or Dee Dee Becker at 769-4137.

Saturdays Mondays King William Parks and Recreation hosts BeeFIT Burn and Firm total body workout each Monday from 5 to 6 p.m. and from 6 to 7 p.m. Available for women ages 16-65, Burn and Firm uses light to moderate weights and lots of repetition with no heavy lifting. To secure a spot in the class or get information about discounts and membership fees, contact Monica Howell at 804-370-5091 or Monica@ youcanBeeFIT.com.

From 9 to 11 a.m. King William Parks and Recreation will offer Little Kookers handson kids’ cooking classes at McKendree United Methodist Church. All supplies are included. Little Kookers will provide aprons and hats if participants do not bring their own. The cost of the class is $22 and those interested can register online or visit the King William Parks and Recreation office.

From 12 to 3 p.m. King William Parks and Recreation will host BINGO at the King William Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Building.

BINGO will be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month. BINGO is free to play and is available for ages 50 and up. Bring a snack to share with the group.

Drinks and door prizes are provided.

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Pickleball will be played from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Aquinton Elementary School gym for those ages 21 and up.

Pickleball is offered for pick up and play and all equipment is provided. Participants must sign a liability waiver, provided on site. For more information call the King William Parks and Recreation Office or Nip Gaidos at 804-769-1074.

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A cross between tennis, badminton and ping pong, Pickleball will be played from 10 a.m. to noon at the Aquinton Elementary School gym for those ages 21 and up.

Pickleball is offered for pick up and play and all equipment is provided. Participants must sign a liability waiver, provided on site. For more information call the King William Parks and Recreation Office or Nip Gaidos at 804-769-1074.

Fourth Monday King William County Board of Supervisors will meet at 7 p.m. in the Board Room at the County Administration Building at 180 Horse Landing Road in King William.

For more information,call 804-769-4927 or blangston@ kingwilliamcounty.us.

The King William County Social Services Board will meet at 5:15 p.m. at the Human Services McAllister Building.

For more information, call 804-769-4905 or amitchell@ kingwilliamcounty.us.

Third Thursday A knit and crochet group meets from 10 a.m. to noon at the Upper King William Library. (Door J around the back of the library). Available for those ages 8 and up for all levels of knit and crochet skills. There is no cost to join and the group shares techniques, patterns and help. Registration forms will be completed on site.

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The groom and his groomsmen performed the dance for the bride at the reception, which took place at Center Stage Richmond following the wedding ceremony that was held at The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

“Thankfully the groom, Kirk, he let me in on the surprise at the ceremony,” Topham said. “Of course I had talked about a lot of the wedding day details with the bride, but she didn’t know about it [the dance].”

The reception venue was particularly special because the groom and the bride both danced at Center Stage for the Richmond Ballet, according to Topham.

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Roccograndi sentenced to 10 years in prison On Aug.12, 2015, in the Circuit Court of King William County, John Roccograndi, 46, of Mechanicsville was sentenced to an active term in prison of 10 years after being found guilty of abduction, malicious wounding and violation of a protective order.

On Oct. 15, 2014, sheriff ’s deputies responded to a home in King William County after a 911 call.

Upon arriving at the home, the deputies met

with the victim, who reported that she had been held against her will for over an hour by Roccograndi in his camper parked on the property.

Roccograndi had strangled her and struck her numerous times in the head, face and body. He also threatened to kill the victim and her family.

Eventually, the victim convinced Roccograndi to permit her to leave the camper, and she was able to call 911.

After being arrested, Roccograndi called the victim from jail, despite a protective order being in effect barring

him from contacting her.

On June 10, 2015, Roccograndi entered Alford pleas of guilty to each of the charges. The Aug. 12 sentencing hearing was before Circuit Court Judge B. Elliott Bondurant.

At the sentencing, Commonwealth’s Attorney Matthew Kite played a recording of Roccograndi’s telephone call to the victim. In the call, Roccograndi attempted to persuade the victim to lie and tell the court that “nothing happened.”

The victim refused to do

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call to abducting and hurting the victim, Roccograndi refused to answer.

Judge Bondurant exceeded the Virginia Sentencing Guidelines and recommended active sentence for Roccograndi, citing in part Roccograndi’s threat to the community as evidenced by the manner of his contact with the victim after the protective order was issued.

Judge Bondurant sentenced Roccograndi to a total of 10 years in prison on abduction, 20 years in prison on malicious wounding and

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The court suspended 21 years of the total sentence, leaving an active prison sentence of 10 years.

Roccograndi will be on supervised probation upon his release from prison for a period of up to 30 years.

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Cavaliers eager for another deep playoff run

By Chip Knighton Contributing Writer

CENTRAL GARAGE – It’s a new group of players with familiar expectations at King William High School, where third-year coach Dylan DeHart returns just six starters from last year’s sectional finalist. And the keys to DeHart’s no-huddle spread offense lie in the hands of a quarterback who can’t drive himself to school.

Sophomore Ryan Huffman, just 15 years old, replaces Jacob Jones, now going through his first preseason at Christopher Newport University and one of three allstate selections for the 2014 Cavaliers, who went 10-3 and lost to Nottoway in the section championship. Whether they can advance past that postseason hurdle, which has tripped them twice before, will have a lot to do with his progression.

“Athletically, he’s ready to go,” DeHart said. “We’ve just got to keep teaching him the concepts, because he’s a 15year-old kid. “I’m very confident that he’s going to have a very good year. He’s just very young and will have a little bit of a learning curve.”

DeHart is equally confident in the replacements for his other all-state players – running back Camajae Peatross (now at Emory & Henry)

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KW wins opener

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor

Photo by Dave Lawrence

King William quarterback Ryan Huffman (right) throws to wide receiver Lafayette Pendleton (18) in practice Thursday.

and wide receiver Austin Simons. The latter will be replaced by a committee of seniors, with returning starter Lafayette Pendleton, who has drawn interest from Old Dominion, Virginia Tech and VMI, taking over the lead receiver role. A pair of newcomers to the game, basketball

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players Michael Johnson and Tresean Mickens, will step into starting spots on the outside.

Taking over at running back is junior Taige Brown, a power back who doubles as a returning starter at defensive end. The front seven will be a strength as the Cavaliers tran-

sition from a 3-4 to a 4-3, with Varina transfer Terik Brown (no relation) slotting in at defensive tackle and Devin Berry-Tucker, the leading returning tackler with 96 stops in 2014, returning at middle linebacker.

The secondary is less settled. Huffman, who doubles

as a strong safety, is the only defensive back returning from the 2014 two-deep.

Johnson will get the first crack at the free safety spot, while Mickens will bring a physical, if inexperienced, presence at cornerback. see Eager> 13

MADISON – King William yielded a field goal to Madison County at the end of the Mountaineers opening drive Friday night.

But the visiting Cavaliers made sure they did the rest of the scoring from then on, rolling to a 38-3 victory over their hosts in both teams’ season opener.

“They had a very lengthy drive that took up most of the first quarter. We ended up giving up a roughly 35-yard field goal,” said King William head football coach Dylan Dehart. “Then they kicked it off and Michael Johnson ran it back roughly 80 yards for a touchdown. That kind of took the air out of them pretty quick.”

King William quarterback Ryan Huffman ran for four touchdowns and threw for another.

Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@ mechlocal.com.

Volleyball, cross country teams ready for action

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor

CENTRAL GARAGE – The 2015 girls volleyball and cross country seasons are to begin, and King William’s teams hope to continue the progress they were making last year.

In both cases, though, the Cavaliers face some challengPhotos by Dave Lawrence es filling the shoes of a cohort of talented senior athletes Right, King William girls volleyball coach Bianca Cabrera that led their respective teams (fourth from left) talks to the team after a practice at King William High School Thursday. Above, a group of King William and graduated last year.

Girls volleyball While the girls volleyball team will greatly miss the presence of Kayla Isaac and Eric Anderson, Isaac – was arguably their best player the last couple of years and who has graduated and is now attending Virginia Commonwealth University – has not entirely left a vacuum, coming back to help the Cavaliers in the preseason.

“Kayla was my best player,” said King William head volleyball coach Bianca Cabrera. “She came on tryouts and she became my assistant. … She said that she’ll be back in four years – or one year – to coach. We’ll see if that’s true.”

While Isaac will not now be able to be quite so free with her time now that the fall semester at Virginia Common-

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“He’s the hardest-hitting first-year player I’ve ever seen,” DeHart said. “We were worried about our run support on the outside, but he’s done a fantastic job.”

The new starters will be

runners start off on a practice run. The Cavaliers’ cross country teams were gutted by graduations.

wealth University has started, she and Anderson laid a solid foundation for the 2015 Cavaliers to build on.

This year’s Cavaliers will have one advantage over last years’ talented but at times fractious team, however.

“Last year we had the talent, but we had the attitude,” Cabrera said. “We could have won more, but the attitude killed us. This year, we have talent … but we’re happier.

We try to work with each other, to understand what we need to do, when we have to move. … They stop the practice and try to help the ones that are new, to say, ‘No, this is where you have to be.’ They’re starting to understand when you leave, there’s somebody coming up.”

King William’s likely starters include outside hitters Caliegh Agee and Hannah Ratliffe, middle hitters Kyleigh Bell and Sheniya Johnson, setters Emily Glazebook and Delaney McKinney, and libero Devin Jenkins.

Cabrera expects a good season, especially because of one on-court skill this team is stressing this season.

“It’s going to be a good season, no matter what,” Cabrera said. “What we’re working on is passing. If you have a team that can pass the ball, that’s all you [need]. Forget about hitting. If you can bring that ball up every single time, you make that other hitter mad and you can win the game.”

thrown into the fire quickly against a front-loaded schedule. King William opened at perennial power Madison County on Friday night and faces Bruton, Essex, Washington & Lee and Caroline before starting Tidewater District play, which has traditionally treated the Cavaliers well.

“Our first four or five

games will be our measuring stick to see if we’re where we want to be,” DeHart said. “It’s going to be a season-long process of trying to build the team. We have the potential to do some great things, but right now, we need more leadership on the team.”

Chip Knighton can be reached at sports@mechlocal. com.

Cross country The Cavaliers’ cross country teams have been gutted by graduations, so they are, as head cross country coach Tommy Tupponce said, most definitely in rebuilding mode.

“We’ve got one senior girl this year who hasn’t run before, and I’ve got one senior boy who ran as a junior last year,” Tupponce said. “Then I’ve got mostly freshmen and sophomores – some that are new to the sport, and some that have been around. I’ve

got two girls returning that ran varsity last year, and I’ve got three boys returning. Everybody else is new, so we’re just working out the kinks right now. We’ll see what we get at the end. It’s going to be an interesting season.”

Tupponce is optimistic, though, as he has until the end of the season to get everyone in shape.

For the most part, King William’s elder leadership is rather young. The team captains, Parker Slack and Clayton Walsh, are just sopho-

mores. On the girls’ side, Haley Reed, who was their No. 2 runner last year, will be in the first or second position for the Cavaliers this year.

Grace Topham, however, has been running strong so far this year and may claim the No. 1 spot.

“It’s going to be a backand-forth battle for them to be my No. 1 and No. 2,” Tupponce said. “After that, it’s anybody’s game.”

Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com

Golf team handles grueling schedule

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor

MANQUIN – The King William golf team was looking forward to a break after a stretch of four straight matches that ended in a less-thanideal outing against Douglas Freeman and Maggie Walker at Richmond Country Club Wednesday.

“It’s been up-and-down,” said head golf coach Jay Blanton at a practice at Queenfield Thursday. “We’ve put togeth-

er some decent matches. Out of the four, I would say we had two matches where we shot good for us, and then we had two matches where we didn’t shoot that great. … I think that four-day stretch maybe got to us – and not seeing the course, too.”

The Cavaliers had recorded two 182s on a nine-hole outing Monday and Tuesday, then posted a 198 at Richmond Country Club Wednesday. Blanton noted that the Cavaliers had not seen Rich-

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mond Country Club’s course before, which might explain the latter score.

The King William golfers did have a short break coming up, however.

“Hopefully with the weekend here now, we’ll get a little bit of rest and come back and be rejuvenated,” Blanton said.

“We’re not where we want to be right now. We need to be a little bit better.”

Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.

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RURITAN NOTES

Local Ruritans give awards and donations presented scholarships to two

By Gene Campbell The King William Ruritan high school seniors and donaClub named its Ruritan of the tions to local fire departments Year and Citizen of the Year at and rescue squads.

David Leake was named its August meeting. They also

Ruritan of the Year and B.W. Dunn was named Citizen of the Year. A total of $7,000 was given to these individuals and organizations.

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Social Development Vice Chairman Jamie Fogg (far right) presents $1,500 checks to Stephanie Hicks (center) and Austin Simons (far left).

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Ruritan President Bob Haas (center) congratulates Ruritan of the Year David Leake (left) and Citizen of the Year B. W. Dunn (right).

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Ruritan President Bob Haas (far right) presents checks to Cecil Schools (center) representing Mangohick Fire Dept and Herb White (far left) representing King William Emergency Ministries.

Checks were also given to King William Fire and Rescue, Mattaponi Rescue Squad, Walkerton Fire Dept and Mattaponi Water Rescue.

Annual King William Ruritan Golf Tournament a success

By Gene Campbell

Twenty-seven teams showed up and teed off at the Annual King William Ruritan Golf Tournament on Friday, Aug. 14 at the Queenfield Golf Club.

Following the competitive golf tournament, attendees enjoyed a meal provided by the Ruritan Club. The meal was organized by club member Billy Robinson.

Raffle prizes were given out after the top three teams were recognized by Dennis Smith, Golf Committee chairman.

Members of the first place team were Howard Rogers, Mark Garrett, Pat Sigmund and Donald Felt.

Ray Muire’s team placed second and Scoots Curry’s team and Frank Adam’s team tied for third.

The Ruritan Chesapeake District will hold its first annual golf tournament Sept. 18 at Queenfield Golf Club.

If you are interested please call Gene Campbell at 363-1781 for more info.

Golf Committee Chairman Dennis Smith presents the first place check to the team of Howard Rogers, Mark Garrett, Pat Sigmund and Donald Felt.

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